proportion
/prəˈpɔːʃn/noun
उच्चारण प्रपॉर्शन
अनुपात, हिस्सा
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as spelling
- 1
[C, U] ~ (of sth)
a part or share of a whole
अनुपात, हिस्सा
- A large proportion of students are from villages.
- Only a small proportion of the candidates cleared the cut-off.
- A high proportion of the audience were young people.
+ 2 more examples
- What proportion of the budget is spent on education?
- Only a tiny proportion of the pupils failed the test.
Synonyms part share percentage fraction portion
- 2
[U] ~ (of sth to sth)
the relationship of one thing to another in size, amount
अनुपात
- the proportion of boys to girls
- The proportion of sugar to water in this recipe is one to four.
- The proportion of salt to flour should be one to ten.
+ 2 more examples
- Mix the paint in the proportion of two parts blue to one part white.
- The proportion of girls in the class has risen this year.
Synonyms ratio relationship correlation balance
- 3
[U, C]
the correct relationship in size, degree between one thing and another or between the parts of a whole
संतुलन, सही अनुपात
- in proportion
- out of proportion
- The tail looks too big in proportion to the body.
+ 2 more examples
- He has no sense of proportion and spends too much on small things.
- The size of the punishment was out of proportion to the mistake.
Synonyms balance symmetry harmony correspondence
Opposite disproportion imbalance
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a proportion of + noun
A proportion of means a part of a whole and takes a verb that agrees with the noun after of.
'A proportion of' का अर्थ किसी पूरे का एक भाग है और verb उस noun के अनुसार आती है जो 'of' के बाद हो।
- A large proportion of the students come from villages.
- A small proportion of the fruit was rotten.
the proportion of A to B
Use this pattern to compare the size of two quantities, for example boys to girls.
दो मात्राओं के आकार की तुलना करने के लिए यह pattern प्रयुक्त होता है, जैसे लड़कों और लड़कियों का अनुपात।
- The proportion of girls to boys in the class is three to two.
in proportion to / out of proportion to
In proportion to links two things that change together; out of proportion means too big or too small compared with something.
'In proportion to' दो साथ बदलने वाली चीज़ों को जोड़ता है; 'out of proportion' का अर्थ है किसी की तुलना में बहुत बड़ा या बहुत छोटा।
- Your salary should be in proportion to your work.
- The punishment was out of proportion to the mistake.
proportions (plural) / sense of proportion
In the plural, proportions means size and shape; a sense of proportion means judging how important things are.
Plural में 'proportions' का अर्थ आकार और बनावट है; 'sense of proportion' का अर्थ चीज़ों के महत्व का सही अंदाज़ा लगाना है।
- The hall is of huge proportions.
- Keep a sense of proportion when you are worried about marks.
+Collocations 4
adjective + proportion
largesmallhighsignificantequal
- A high proportion of the voters were first-time voters.
verb + proportion
increasereducemaintaincalculateblow out of
- The report calculates the proportion of unemployed youth.
proportion + of + noun
of incomeof the populationof the classof the marks
- He spends a big proportion of his income on rent.
preposition + proportion
in proportionout of proportionin direct proportionin inverse proportion
- Speed is in inverse proportion to the time taken.
“More examples 5
- Only a small proportion of candidates clear the exam in the first attempt.
पहले प्रयास में परीक्षा केवल उम्मीदवारों का एक छोटा हिस्सा ही उत्तीर्ण कर पाता है।
- The proportion of women in the police force has risen steadily.
पुलिस बल में महिलाओं का अनुपात लगातार बढ़ा है।
- Radhika mixed the cement and sand in the right proportion.
राधिका ने सीमेंट और रेत को सही अनुपात में मिलाया।
- The media blew the small incident out of all proportion.
मीडिया ने उस छोटी घटना को बहुत बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर पेश किया।
- The statue is beautiful because its parts are in perfect proportion.
मूर्ति सुंदर है क्योंकि उसके अंग बिल्कुल सही अनुपात में हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ A large proportion of students was absent.
✓ A large proportion of students were absent.
The verb agrees with the plural noun after of, so use were.
Verb 'of' के बाद आने वाले plural noun के अनुसार होती है, इसलिए 'were' लिखें।
✗ Time taken is inversely proportional with speed.
✓ Time taken is inversely proportional to speed.
The adjective proportional is followed by to.
विशेषण 'proportional' के बाद 'to' आता है।
✗ The proportion of boys are higher than girls.
✓ The proportion of boys is higher than that of girls.
Proportion is singular, and the comparison needs that of to match proportion with proportion.
'Proportion' singular है, और तुलना में proportion की proportion से तुलना के लिए 'that of' आवश्यक है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
'a proportion of' + plural noun takes a plural verb ('A large proportion of the students are absent').
'a proportion of' + plural noun के साथ plural verb ('A large proportion of the students are absent')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Out of proportion (too big or serious compared with the real situation: 'blow sth out of proportion'), a sense of proportion (the ability to judge what is important).
Idioms: out of proportion (वास्तविक स्थिति की तुलना में बहुत बड़ा या गंभीर: 'blow sth out of proportion'), a sense of proportion (महत्वपूर्ण क्या है यह आँकने की क्षमता)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Maths: proportion means two ratios are equal (a:b = c:d); direct and inverse proportion are regular topics.
गणित में proportion का अर्थ दो अनुपातों का बराबर होना है (a:b = c:d); प्रत्यक्ष और व्युत्क्रम अनुपात नियमित विषय हैं।